Strength training normalizes resting blood pressure in 65- to 73-year- old men and women with high normal blood pressure

Journal of the American Geriatrics Society

Volumn 47, Issue 10, 1999, Pages 1215-1221

  Martel, G F ^a,b   Hurlbut, D E ^a   Lott, M E ^a   Lemmer, J T ^a   Ivey, F M ^a   Roth, S M ^a   Rogers, M A ^a   Fleg, J L ^c   Hurley, B F ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF MARYLAND   (United States)

^b UNIVERSITY OF MARYLAND EASTERN SHORE   (United States)

^c NATIONAL INSTITUTE ON AGING   (United States)

Author keywords

Aging; Cardiovascular disease; Exercise; Hypertension; Resistance training

Indexed keywords

OXYGEN;

AGED; AGING; ARTICLE; BLOOD PRESSURE; EXERCISE; FEMALE; HUMAN; HUMAN EXPERIMENT; MALE; NORMAL HUMAN; OXYGEN CONSUMPTION; TRAINING;

EID: 0032845119     PISSN: 00028614     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1111/j.1532-5415.1999.tb05202.x     Document Type: Article

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